The gold beads in the upper container of the sand funnel and funnel by the window were all drained out. The mechanism inside the dendrobium was flicked, and the upper and lower containers were switched, and it was over again.
The ugly time has passed and the Yin time has arrived.
Yin means moving, and also means "leading". All things come into being, and the weather changes.
Seeing that Duan Muyu closed his eyes and remained silent, Mu Ji surrendered and quietly left. In the courtyard, a figure stood bowed, obviously waiting to be heard.
This man was dressed in night clothes and could not be described. However, he had a rickety figure and frosty white temples, so he was certainly quite old. Before Mu Huang could ask, he took out a small bamboo tube from his sleeve and offered it with both hands.
"Thank you for your hard work." Mu Ye took the bamboo tube and said softly to the old man, "Come on down."
The old man nodded and saluted, turned over and jumped out of the courtyard.
"I hope this time, there will be good news that the young master wants!" Mu Ju held the small bamboo tube tightly and prayed softly.
...
When Mei Yuanchen arrived at the Shenshao camp, there were only eleven people left around Xu Hanshan, and the surroundings were piled with corpses.
When they were in the capital, the two met several times. However, Mei Yuanchen recognized him not because of his appearance, but because of the animal-headed silver armor.
"General Xu, is that you?"
During the chaos of the battle, Xu Hanshan's hearing and vision were somewhat unclear. Mei Yuanchen called him several times, but he still didn't respond.
After getting closer and seeing his outline clearly, Mei Yuanchen confirmed his identity. He waved his sword to defend against the enemy with one hand, and held his arm with the other, calling him softly: "General Xu, it's me, Yuanchen. In front of me is Yuanchen. There are too many enemies, I will take you out of trouble first, and then plan the funeral."
The reason why Xu Hanshan is called "Little General Xu" is because in Mei Yuanchen's heart, "General Xu" is General Xu who fought with 200,000 Shatuo troops outside Suzhou City and refused to retreat. He is also Xu Hanshan's uncle—— General Xu Ding'an of Anxian Post.
As soon as he supported Xu Hanshan, Mei Yuanchen felt his whole body trembling, which was a sign of exhaustion.
At this point in the fight, he had more than ten wounds on his body, and he had lost an unknown amount of blood. He was still holding on because of his faith.
Seeing that Xu Hanshan still didn't respond, Mei Yuanchen knew that his consciousness was dissipating and that he would die within a few moments, so he took his hand and hurriedly injected a burst of "immortality skill" into his body.
It was precisely because of this injection of inner energy that Xu Hanshan seemed to suddenly
As if enlightened, he saw Mei Yuanchen on the side and roared in a low voice: "Master Yuanchen, why are you here? I'm protecting you, and you are waiting for an opportunity to escape!" After saying this, he fell down, as if he had been beaten. The last bit of strength left. Fortunately, Mei Yuanchen stopped him in time and prevented him from falling to the ground.
Xu Xigong had been pestered by Song Xiaobao and others. He had just escaped from the fighting circle when he saw Mei Yuanchen appear here with a strange look on his face.
"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
After making up his mind and not caring about anything else, he shouted "Kill them" and led dozens of people to kill Mei and Xu.
In normal times, Mei Yuanchen would not be afraid of him if he had Qinggong by his side, but at this moment, he was supporting a seven-foot-strong man, his steps were sluggish, and there were corpses and weapons scattered on the ground, making his turn and diagonal steps quite restricted. , if one does not have an exquisite sword technique, it is really difficult to protect one's body.
Just then, Xu Hanshan regained consciousness, and the only thing he said was to protect himself and escape. Mei Yuanchen was grateful and had made up his mind to live and die together.
If others don't let me down, I won't let them down. This is Mei Yuanchen's consistent behavior. Just when he was in a panic, Yi Buyi led the people from Yufeng Escort Bureau and arrived.
"Let's go!"
Just outside the Minyuan, he had just received news that the military camp and Ruozhou City Pass had been captured by the rebels.
Something bad is going on!
Seeing that there were more than forty martial arts masters in the Yufeng Escort Bureau, Xu Xigong thought that it would be difficult to capture the two hundred remnants of his own army. Knowing that it was impossible to kill Xu Hanshan today, he simply called the people aside and said to everyone seriously: "Everyone, the Xu family does not want to cause more trouble today. Since you are protecting Xu Hanshan, the Xu family will sell you a favor and take him away."
Yi Buyi looked at the panting group of people opposite, guessed his intention, and sneered silently. Indeed, continuing the fight is nothing but a lose-lose situation.
Seeing that the other party didn't answer, Xu Xigong frowned and said coldly: "Yufeng Escort Bureau is a martial arts sect. I hope you will stop meddling in the affairs of the Xu family and the court, so as not to get into trouble."
Although Yufeng Escort Bureau is a Jianghu sect, the Yi family's position has always been towards the imperial court, whether it is on salt affairs or local defense. Previously, when Shatuo's army invaded the territory, Yi Buyi rushed from Jinzhou to Lizhou day and night to mobilize reinforcements. He led 30,000 Zhuge clan armored troops to rush to the rescue to relieve the danger of Suzhou's destruction. Xu Xigong's words sounded really treasonous to him. He was so angry that he retorted bitterly: "Humph, what a loud tone!"
Xu Xigong was noncommittal
Dei shook his head and replied softly: "Don't forget, your Yi family is still living in my Xu Mansion."
After saying this, he led a group of remnant soldiers away in defeat.
Looking at the Xu family going away, Yi Buyi frowned and looked extremely sad. Xu Xigong's last words were full of threats, which made his heart feel cold.
"He is right. Grandpa, Qingxin and the others are still trapped in the Xu family..."
...
Mu Ye took a deep breath and gently opened the door. However, he did not go directly to Duan Muyu. Instead, he took the snow cloak from the sandalwood pole and whispered: "Young master, it's cold and thick at night, so just wear a cloak."
This snow cloak was given to Duanmuyu by Xu Sugong as a meeting gift in the Shunshang Inn. It is a sacred item to protect against the wind and cold.
Duanmuyu reached out and took the snow cloak, but was not in a hurry to put it on, and said with a smile: "Give me the news."
Mu Ju glanced at the twelve bamboo tubes neatly stacked on the desk, smiled bitterly, and replied: "Young Master, there must be good news inside!"
He had said this the previous twelve times when he sent the message, but the certainty in it was not as strong as every time. The situation here is related to the success or failure of the Xu family, but also to the safety of Duan Muyu and the fate of the country.
Seeing that Mu Ji's expression was grim, Duanmuyu took the bamboo tube with one hand, patted his arm with the other, and comforted him: "Haha, I'm just waiting to do my best, so it's okay to be calm." After saying this, he sat down, opened the bamboo tube, took out the newspaper and read it quickly .
"Huang Tian lives up to his expectations!"
...
Hearing that the city gate was lost, Gu Xiuping panicked and almost fell off his horse.
"Is it accurate? How could it be!"
The primary school officer who sent the message was short and lowered his head as he replied: "Thousands of thieves used rockets to attack the city tower. We have repeatedly confirmed that the city gate has been lost."
Once the city gate was lost, the place was cut off from the Hanzhou camp. It could be said that there was no way to retreat deep into the enemy's territory.
Gu Xiuping looked towards the city gate, then at the hundreds of Xu family disciples in front of him who were stubbornly resisting. He gritted his teeth and ordered: "Shoot to death with random arrows. Fight quickly!"
After receiving the order, the crossbowmen untied their longbows with a swish sound, nocking their arrows, aiming, and shooting...
